What is Astral uv?
It is an extremely fast Python package installer and resolver, written in Rust. Designed as a drop-in replacement for common pip and pip-tools workflows.
Astral uv is a tool in the Build Automation category of a tech stack.
Key Features
Drop-in replacement for common pip, pip-tools, and virtualenv commands10-100x faster than pip and pip-tools (pip-compile and pip-sync)Disk-space efficient, with a global cache for dependency deduplicationTested at-scale against the top 10,000 PyPI packagesSupport for macOS, Linux, and Windows
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Astral uv Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to Astral uv?
NuGet
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RubyGems
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Bower
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